Life-saving apparatus.



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LIFE SAVING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED :ULY 19.1911.

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Application filed July 19, 1917.

To all fro/wm t may concern:

Be it known that we, LEONARD A.. LAMAR and PETER BORGAN, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Portland, in the county of Meigsand State of (lregon, have invented certain new and useful lmprovementsin Life-Saving Apparatus, of which the following is a specification,refer ence'being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a life saving suit, and has for its obj ectthe production of a simple and ecient suit, within which a person mayfloat upon the surface of the water without danger of being drowned.

Another object of this linvention is the production of an eflicient lifesaving suit,

which is adapted to entirely envelop a person, and permit him to floatupon his back.

With. these and other objects in view this .invention consists ofcertain novel combinations and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

1n the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the life saving suit.

llig. 2 is a rear elevation of the life savin suit.

ig. 3 is a front elevation of the inner hood.

Fig. 11 is a section taken on line -Jl of lig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of liig. 1.

Fig. (3 is a detail perspective of the back floating compartment.

./Fig. 7 is an end view of the back Heating compartment, showing themanner of connecting the same to the inner face of the suit..

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the block, which is adapted toconstitute the string holder.

By referring to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that 1designates the body of the suit, which is provided with suitable armportions 2, and leg portions 3, which portions are adapted to conform tothe contour of the wearer. 'llhe body 1 of the suit is provided with anopen neck, which is of suitable size to permit a person to get withinthe suit 1. r1`he upper neck portion of the suit or body 1, is providedwith a folded portion 4 within which is mounted a drawing string 5, thisstring being anchored at a suitable or convenient point forSpecification of Letters latcnt.

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permitting the neck of the suit 1 to be drawn tightly around the neck ofthe wearer, or the hoods carried by the suit, as will be hereinafterdescribed.

The string holder block G is carried by the front of the suit l, and isprovided with a plurality of apertures 7 formed therein, through whichapertures 7 pass the respective ends of the drawing string 5; the block6 holds the ends of the string 5 close together and readily accessibleto the wearer of the suit. Suitable loops 8 are formed upon the ends ofthe drawing string 5, to permit the same to be conveniently and easilyhandled, and also to permit the neck portion of the suit 1 to be drawntightly around the outer hood.

A back float 9 is secured to the rear of the suit 1, and this back float9 is provided with a plurality of laterally extmiding lugs l() at thecorners thereof, for permitting the "saine to be engaged by means of thespring clasps l1, carried by the suit 1, thereb.7 permitting the backfloat 9 to be conveniently attached to or detached from the suit 1.'llhis back float 9 is provided with a concave inner face, in order topermit the same to snugly fit around the back of the wearer. A suitablerloat 12 of the same construction as that described and illustratedclearly in llig. 6, is secured to the front of the suit upon the inuerface thereof, to add buoyancy to the suit.

A flexible inner hood 13 is adapted to fit over the head of the wearer,and this inner hood 13 is provided with a suitable peephole transparentsheet 14. attached to the front thereof, having suitable air inletapertures 15 formed therein. 'llhis hood 13 is adapted to lit over thehead of the wearer and forms an additional protection for the wearer;this hood 13 contains a float tank 16, which tank 16 is adapted toconstitute a pillow for the head of the wearer, should he be Heat-- ingupon his back.

An outer flexible hood 17 is adapted to ht over the inner hood 13 asshown in lfig. 4.', and this outer hood 17 is provided with a pluralityof transparent side openings 18 formed in the front thereof, which areadapted to register with the peep hole 14: in the hood 13. A. pluralityof air inlet apertures 19 are formed in the front of the hood 17 andregister with the apertures 15 of the inner hood 13, and these apertures19 are normally closed by means of doors or corlrs 20, which corks areanchored upon the hood 17 by means of the chains or strings 21. From theforegoing description, it will be seen that a very simple and eliicientsuit has been produced, within which a person may place himself, and inthis way be secure from drowning. The suit may be readily placed uponthe wearer, and drawn tightly around the hoods, in order to preventwater from entering` the same. The tanks 9, 12 and 1G will ati'ordsutiicient buoyancy to support the wearer of the garment. It should beunderstood that the string holder block 6, is secured to the suit.

What is claimed is 1. A life saving suit, of the class described,coinprising a body, buoyancy tanks secured to said body upon the backand front thereof, a removable hood cooperating with said body, adrawing string secured to the neck portion of said body, and. a stringhold- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ing block secured tosaid suit, said drawing string passing through said block, and adaptedto be firmly held therein, in a set position, and loops carried by theends ot said string for permitting said string to be drawn tightlyaround said hood.

2. A lite saving suit, ot the class described, comprising a body,buoyancy means carried thereby, an inner protective hood, an outerprotective hood, means for drawing said suit tightly around said outerhood, said iuner hood provided with apertures formed therein, said outerhood also provided with air inlet apertures registering with the apertures of the inner hood, and releasable corks anchored upon said bodyand adapted to close said apertures ot' the outer hood.

In testimony whereof we hereunto'allix our signatures.

- LEONARD A. liAMAR.

PETER BORGAN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, '.D. C.

